Apple is gay

Business Strategy. Discussing his coming out, he said: "What was driving me was [that] I was getting notes from kids who were struggling with their sexual orientation. It's a characteristic that I hope they view, like I do, that it's God's greatest gift. Some had been banished by their own parents and family.

This made him the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune company. NEW YORK (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook’s declaration that he’s “proud to be gay” wasn’t exactly news in Silicon Valley, where his sexual orientation was no secret. In a direct message to kids struggling with their sexual orientation, he said that "life gets better, that you can have a great life filled with joy.

In a memo sent to Apple employees first obtained by Bloomberg, Cook defended his decision on the grounds that the app was being used to "maliciously target individual officers for violence. Apple CEO Tim Cook came out Thursday, acknowledging publicly for the first time that he is gay.

Tech Science. The Better Work Project. They were depressed. Some said [they] had suicidal thoughts. It's pretty startling that among the chief executives of the biggest US companies only one, Tim Cook of Apple, is openly gay. "Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has.

Real Estate. Markets Stocks. Personal Finance. But advocates say that given Apple’s immense reach and visibility, his coming-out could help change attitudes in workplaces across America. Apple CEO Tim Cook tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour why he was inspired to come out as gay after seeing people bullied online for their sexual orientation.

Lifestyle Entertainment. Cook added that being gay gave him a lens into how other people think and feel. Earlier this month, Apple removed an app from its App Store that let Hong Kong residents track police movements, with the app having received heavy criticism in Chinese state media the previous day.

Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly confirmed he is gay in an opinion piece published Thursday, making him the highest-profile chief executive to come out. Tim Cook says he was motivated to come out as gay after receiving letters from children struggling with their sexual orientation.

His declaration this week that he is "proud to be gay" was. Reviews Tech. Apple CEO Tim Cook in an interview published Thursday discussed his decision to publicly come out as gay in a editorial, saying he "has not regretted it for one minute, not at all.". Small Business. Cook and Apple drew heavy criticism from US lawmakers including Sen.

Marco Rubio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation for the first time, saying he wants to use his position as leader of one of the world's most valuable companies to bring attention. The usually private Apple CEO publicly came out in , revealing his sexual orientation in an open letter published in Bloomberg Businessweek.

And to the degree that it helps give you a lens on how other people may feel, I think that's a gift in and of itself. Though Cook said he "didn't worry" about how Apple staff would react to his coming out, he did acknowledge worrying about the reaction "outside of Apple," and noted that "the world is still not friendly to gay or trans people in many countries but also within our country.